2011 review

[MR]

Best Match: Geelong vs Melbourne. That was the most spectacular performance I'd ever seen from a squad.
Worst Match: Richmond Vs StKilda Rd 2, draw. It really showed that the saints were on the way down, especially losing Hayes too.
Most surprising team: West Coast
Most disappointing team: StKilda
Most improved player: Travis Cloke
Most disappointing player: Patrick Dangerfield. Really expected some big things from him this year.
Best Individual Performance: Scott Thompson, 51 possessions.
Feel-Good Story: After McVeigh sadly losing his daughter, Sydney bringing it to the Cats at Skilled and beating them.
Low point of the year: Losing to GC and Port.
Best Goal: Krakour against Dogs.
Best Mark: A Walker.
Norm smith medallist: Going for a big punt here, Tom Hawkins.
Grand final result: Cats by 14
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 7-10

 

[ChappyUK]

Here here

Second that. Really annoys me how Krak is seen as a feel good story. He's just lucky he found a club that is so accepting of player indiscretions.

 

[The Swert]

Were they no games played before the finals? Does nobody recall how the season opened with 3 draws in the first 4 rounds?

Who can forget this finish?
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or this?
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or this?
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or this?
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Some great games this year, despite the few blowouts we had.

 

[Bomber32]

Best Match: Collingwood vs Hawthorn (Preliminary final)
Worst Match: Geelong vs Melbourne
Most surprising team: West Coast
Most disappointing team: Melbourne
Most improved player: Nat Fyfe
Most disappointing player: Alan Didak
Best Individual Performance: Gary Ablett vs Port Adelaide
Feel-Good Story: Development of Gold Coast youngsters
Low point of the year: Sacking of Mark Harvey
Biggest Story/Issue: St.Kilda and the Kim Duthie saga
Best Goal: Buddy Franklin (Preliminary Final)
Best Mark: Andrew Walker
Norm Smith Medallist: Scott Pendlebury
Grand final result: Collingwood by 6 points
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 6th-8th

 

[PykeDream]

Best Match: Essendon vs Sydney R20
Worst Match: Geelong vs Melbourne
Most surprising team: West Coast (much as I hate to admit it)
Most disappointing team: Melbourne
Most improved player: Tom Rockliff
Most disappointing player: Kurt Tippett/Brian Lake
Best Individual Performance: Scott Thompson vs Gold Coast R22
Feel-Good Story: Sydney getting up for McVeigh to beat Geelong R23
Low point of the year: Porplyzia/Hayes/Strauss/Menzel/Roughead/Winderlich
Biggest Story/Issue: St Kilda vs Kim Duthie
Best Goal: Patrick Dangerfield R3
Best Mark: Andrew Walker R18
Norm Smith Medallist: Jimmy Bartel
Grand final result: Geelong by 20 points
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 11th

 

[Shane_Mag]

Best Match: Hawthorn vs Collingwood PF
Worst Match: Port Adelaide Vs Collingwood at AAMI Stadium
Most surprising team: West Coast
Most disappointing team: Melbourne
Most improved player: Todd Goldstein
Most disappointing player: Kane Cornes
Best Individual Performance:Scott Thompson 51 disposals
Feel-Good Story: Suns young players
Low point of the year: Ross Lyon jumping ship as coach to Fremantle
Biggest Story/Issue: St. Kilda
Best Goal: Karmichael Hunt's first AFL Goal
Best Mark: Andrew Walker
Norm smith medallist: Jimmy Bartel
Grand final result: Geelong 17 points
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 14th

 

[Stranglers]

Best Match: Collingwood V Hawthorn (PF).
Worst Match: Geelong V Melbourne (r19).
Most surprising team: West Coast.
Most disappointing team: Western Bulldogs.
Most improved player: Nat Fyfe.
Most disappointing player: Nick Riewoldt.
Best Individual Performance: Josh Kennedy (10 goals), WC V Western Bulldogs (r9).
Feel-Good Story: Gold Coast defeating Port Adelaide for first victory (r5).
Low point of the year: PF defeat by Collingwood, Roughead achilles injury.
Biggest Story/Issue: Departure of 5 senior coaches.
Best Goal: Lance Franklin, Hawthorn V Collingwood (PF).
Best Mark: Andrew Walker, Carlton V Essendon (r18).
Norm smith medallist: James Kelly.
Grand final result: Cats by 20 points.
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): Top 4.

 

[DanA]

Best Match: Collingwood V Hawthorn (Prelim)
Worst Match: Saints vs Sydney Prelim
Most surprising team: West Coast
Most disappointing team: Adelaide Crows
Most improved player: Fyfe
Most disappointing player: Bernie Vince
Best Individual Performance: Ablett 41 disp 4 goals
Feel-Good Story: Max Bailey (finally getting a break)
Low point of the year: Lenny Hayes (knee)
Biggest Story/Issue: Sub rule
Best Goal: Franklin - (Prelim)
Best Mark: Walker - (rd.18).
Norm smith medallist: Tom Hawkins (brilliant in the wet)
Grand final result: Cats by 24 points.
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 3rd


Highlight of the season for me was the Cox/Natainui combo. Great for the game.

 

[Scotland]

Best Match: SF WC vs Carlton (Did not see Coll vs Haw)
Worst Match: EF Carlton vs Essendon
Most surprising team: West Coast (16th to 4th)
Most disappointing team: WB (fall from grace), Rich/Melb (still failing to rise)
Most improved player: Mark Nicoski (de-listable HB to 40-goal HF)
Most disappointing player: Karmichael Hunt (million dollar dud)
Best Individual Performance: Josh Kennedy vs WB (Only 10 goal game for the year)
Feel-Good Story: Leon Davis (borderline HF to AA HB), Andrew Krakouer
Low point of the year: Passing of Bob Davis
Biggest Story/Issue: Malthouse/Buckley (Dull to me, but #1 news item)
Best Goal: Nat Fyfe vs West Coast
Best Mark: Nick Naitanui vs Carlton
Norm Smith medallist: Heath Shaw
Grand Final result: Geelong by 10
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 4th-6th

 

[roostersgal4eva]

My turn...

Best Match: First q-clash
Worst Match: Port Adelaide Vs Collingwood at AAMI Stadium & Geelong Vs Melbourne at SKilled
Most surprising team: West Coast/Carlton
Most disappointing team: Melbourne/Bulldogs
Most improved player: Todd Banfeild
Most disappointing player: Kane Cornes
Best Individual Performance:Scott Thompson 51 disposals/Steve Johnson tearing Melb a new one
Feel-Good Story: Tom Lonergon (cats fans help me out with the spelling)
Low point of the year: Jimmy Stynes's heath going backwards
Biggest Story/Issue: St. Kilda/Freo & $cully
Best Goal: Karmichael Hunt's first AFL Goal
Best Mark: Andrew Walker
Norm smith medallist: Steve Johnson
Grand final result: Geelong 24 points
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 10th

 

[BigVic]

Best Match: Round 18, Fremantle v West Coast
Worst Match: Geelong v Melbourne, R20
Most surprising team: West Coast (16th to 4th)
Most disappointing team: St Kilda
Most improved player: Scott Selwood
Most disappointing player: Cameron Richardson
Best Individual Performance: Josh Kennedy vs WB (Only 10 goal game for the year)
Feel-Good Story: Leon Davis (borderline HF to AA HB), Andrew Krakouer
Low point of the year: Port losing to Gold Coast
Biggest Story/Issue: Rise of the West Coast Eagles from wooden spooners to 4th
Best Goal: Nat Fyfe vs West Coast
Best Mark: Nic Nat's v Carlton
Norm Smith medallist: Paul Chapman
Grand Final result: Geelong by 4
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 3rd

 

[Buzzasto DaSilva]

Best Match: Geelong vs Hawthorn- Round 5.
Worst Match: Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle- Round 24.
Most surprising team: Essendon.
Most disappointing team: Adelaide.
Most improved player: Mitch Robinson/Matt Suckling/Nic Naitanui (Especially his finals performance.)
Most disappointing player: Kurt Tippet, Jessie White, Stephen Hill.
Best Individual Performance: Scott Thompson against Gold Coast and Goodes against Essendon.
Feel-Good Story: Sydney's win against Geelong.
Low point of the year: Jonothan Brown, Round 1.
Biggest Story/Issue: Players Pay Dispute.
Best Goal: Nathan Fyfe on the boundary and Patrick Dangerfield's run.
Best Mark: Andrew Walker
Norm Smith Medallist: Matthew Scarlett
Grand final result: Geelong (41 points)
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 9th- Sando's revival.

 

[lamaros]

Best Match: Essendon vs Geelong
Worst Match: Geelong vs Melbourne
Most surprising team: Geelong
Most disappointing team: Port Adelaide
Most improved player: Nat Fyfe
Most disappointing player:
Best Individual Performance: Gary Ablett vs Port Adelaide
Feel-Good Story: Malthouse crying
Low point of the year: Essendon to Hawthorn
Biggest Story/Issue: Lyon to Freemantle
Best Goal: Eddie Betts
Best Mark: Andrew Walker
Norm Smith Medallist: Bartel
Grand final result: Geelong by 29
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 3rd.

 

[Tulip]

Best Match: Geelong vs St Kilda, Rd 1
Worst Match: WB vs Adelaide
Most surprising team: West Coast
Most disappointing team: St. Kilda
Most improved player: Nat Fyfe, Stefan Martin
Most disappointing player: Brian Lake, Nick Riewoldt
Best Individual Performance:Scott Thompson, Rd 22
Feel-Good Story: Geelong
Low point of the year: Justin Sherman, Luella McVeigh, Sling Tackle
Biggest Story/Issue: Tom $cully
Best Goal: Nat Fyfe
Best Mark: Andrew Walker
Norm Smith Medallist: Allen Christensen
Grand Final result: Draw
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 9th

 

[newcastlefalcon]

Best Match: Hawthorn v Collingwood PF
Worst Match: Geelong vs Melbourne R 19
Most surprising team: West Coast
Most disappointing team: Melbourne
Most improved player: Nat Fyfe, Stefan Martin
Most disappointing player: Nick Riewoldt
Best Individual Performance:Scott Thompson, Rd 22
Feel-Good Story: Suns first win
Low point of the year: The train wreck that is St Kilda
Biggest Story/Issue: The train wreck that is St Kilda
Best Goal: Karmichael Hunt first goal
Best Mark: Andrew Walker
Norm Smith Medallist: Cloke
Grand Final result: Collingwood 10 points
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 10th

 

[lmach]

Best Match: Essendon vs Sydney R20
Worst Match: Geelong vs Melbourne
Most surprising team: West Coast (much as I hate to admit)
Most disappointing team: Melbourne
Most improved player: Tom Rockliff
Most disappointing player: Kurt Tippett/Brian Lake
Best Individual Performance: Scott Thompson vs Gold Coast R22
Feel-Good Story: Sydney getting up for McVeigh to beat Geelong R23
Low point of the year: Porplyzia/Hayes/Strauss/Menzel/Roughead/Winderlich
Biggest Story/Issue: St Kilda vs Kim Duthie
Best Goal: Patrick Dangerfield R3
Best Mark: Andrew Walker R18
Norm Smith Medallist: Jimmy Bartel
Grand final result: Geelong by 20 points
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 11th

Why??

 

[Brownlow Murphy]

Best Match: Carlton v West coast semi final
Worst Match: Geelong vs Melbourne
Most surprising team: West Coast
Most disappointing team: Melbourne
Most improved player: James Kelly
Most disappointing player: Brian Lake
Best Individual Performance: Scott Thompson vs Gold Coast R22
Feel-Good Story: Sydney getting up for McVeigh to beat Geelong R23
Low point of the year: Hayes knee injury
Biggest Story/Issue: St Kilda vs Kim Duthie
Best Goal: Nat Fyfe
Best Mark: Andrew Walker
Norm Smith Medallist: Jimmy Bartel
Grand final result: Geelong by 38 points
Where do you think your side will finish next year (realistically): 3rd

i find it funny how only 1 non-collingwood supporter voted krakouer MOTY and none ballantyne GOTY